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Our news page gets behind the daily headlines of NET ZERO to focus on the everyday activities that combine to generate 'circularity' from the take-make-waste linear economy to the truly circular economy.
Explore the British Newspaper Archives for your own city, town or village across the United Kingdom
The Goings on in Garstang Lancashire and Horsham West Sussex.
Are you are a Lancastrian - did you know Garstang was recorded in the Domesday Book, the town received its Royal Charter to hold an Annual Fair in 1288 and a weekly market in 1314. Follow the recent news for this ancient English town in the Garstang Courier with new pages for 1994 to 1998 search 3540 pages.
For those from deepest Sussex the Horsham Advertiser has new pages for 1997 and 1998, a busy couple of years with 4838 pages recently published on the Archives - find out the recent news from this township which is said the derive its name from the Anglo Saxon warrior Horsa.
for businesses on the move!
We've teamed up with Trainline
Trainline tell us they have recently improved their corporate rail travel platform to provide businesses with the best tools and information to help manage staff journeys by public transport door to door.
With major investments on most of the UK's main line and many regional railways, business managers will find the new platform dovetails effectively into a quick and easy travel option. Not only does this help reduce carbon emissions, but it also eases congestion and fosters a sense of community among commuters.
First Movers Coalition in a Snapshot
- 90+ Active members
- $16 billion Annual Clean Demand in 2030
- 31M tonnes Annual Emission Reductions in 2030
Coalition Mission
By 2050, 50 percent of emissions reductions needed to achieve net zero are expected to come from technologies not yet available at scale. Building early market demand for such technologies by 2030 will be critical to catalyze their commercial adoption.
Comment:
Our key industries including aerospace, aviation, automotive and nuclear especially micro reactors all have major programmes underway. Such is the nature and scale of these industries international co-operation, long recognised as a fundamental, will continue to bring the kind of scale required by the First Movers Coalition Roadmap.
Summary:
If you are an SME then the message we convey from COP28 and Davos is:
Contact BSI Training Academy which offers a complete set of standards that match the aspirations of sustainability on every front including the Circular Economy.
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BSI is making a PAS (Publicly Available Specification) for Energy Related Consumer Products. At present the specification is in its final stages before publication.
PAS 7770:2024 will provide an holistic framework for businesses of all sizes to assess a products environmental impact across its full life cycle.
The guide will create an overarching standard for net zero in products in relation to the four R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Renew.
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October 2024
How we British Perceive Sustainability
in the market place in 2024.
News item courtesy You Gov 2024
UK - 2024
Climate Change
From Gen Z to Baby Boomers 60% of people are concerned about climate change.
- Gen Z 70%
- Millennials 63%
- Gen X 57%
- Baby Boomers 56%
- All 60%
UK - 2024
Managing Waste
54% of UK Households plan to minimise kitchen waste
- Resusables 58%
- Reduce plastic 46%
- Save Water 39%
- Compost Waste 25%
- Carpooling 28%
There is a negative correlation between convenience and lifestyle change. The more inconvenient the fewer people plan to adopt.
Editor Comment
Live indicators, daily, weekly and monthly on our platform tend to agree with the findings in this column
UK 2024
Buying sustainably
21% of British people will opt for sustainable products, but see how generation gaps distort figures
- Gen Z 39%
- Millennials 42%
Younger age groups are definitely in favour, but not quite so Gen X and Baby Boomers even though they are climate conscious.
UK - 2024
Price Sensitive
Survey Figures indicate that 17% of British consumers, whilst they value sustainable options are heavily influenced by price.
Around 76% of all consumers believe eco-friendly products are more expensive while only 21% are willing to invest is sustainable products.
British consumers remain sceptical that UK companies are doing enough! 42% have little or no trust in eco-labels
Editor Comment
Our daily analysis provides real time support to the YOU GOV survey. We believe UK business has a long way to go to win wider consumer support
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Being sustainable helps us all in so many ways.
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| Household | Reflection | Wildlife | Be Creative |
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UN Goal of the Month
Goal 2: October 2024 Zero Hunger
"As we work toward Goal 2— creating a world free of hunger by 2030—we face an urgent crisis that has escalated alarmingly since 2015. The number of people experiencing chronic hunger surged to approximately 733 million in 2023, representing 9.1% of the global population."
"A hybrid World Food Global Ceremony will take place on 16 October 2024 highlighting the day’s theme and outreach activities to get involved."
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
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Five organisations we are partnering with. Each one is internationally recognised, each one is a trend setter.
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Wild Nutrition
Mono diets are a modern day issue and one which can affect the supplements you take. In this article, Head of Nutrition, Lorna Driver-Davies, is going to be talking about the problem of the mono diet and why it makes it important to be consistent about taking your supplements.
Often people who would put themselves in the bracket of eating really well, in my long experience as a nutritional therapist, fall into the category of having a mono diet. Healthy diet is something we all want to enjoy. If you feel that I can help please contact me by clicking the button below.
Evolve Beauty
COSMOS is a Brussels based non-profit international, fully independent association, its signature is a 'consumer guarantee' for organic and natural cosmetics. In short it is a global standard you can trust with over 56,000 products and raw material carrying the COSMOS Signature.
A number of our health and beauty partners hold COSMOS Certification including Evolve Beauty which has the COSMOS Signature on its skin care, cleansing oil, haircare, body care and deodorant products.
Soil Association
In a new move Soil Association scientists are using satellite technology to monitor grass biomass in farmers fields. Known as the
Pastoral Project
the technology tests the use of satellite imagery (optical and radar) and modelling to estimate grass biomass availability (kg DM /ha) at a field level. Of immense help to dairy and beef farms to give stock the best grass to graze
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